Doctoral Dissertation: Spirits in Conflict: Gender, Alcohol and Spirit Possession in Chuuk, Micronesia

博士论文：冲突中的精神：密克罗尼西亚楚克的性别、酒精和精神占有

• 批准号: 0001425
• 负责人: Keith Marshall
• 金额: $ 1.2万
• 依托单位: University of Iowa
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 项目类别: Standard Grant
• 财政年份: 2000
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 2000-08-01 至 2002-07-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nsf.gov/awardsearch/showAward?AWD_ID=0001425&HistoricalAwards=false
• 关键词: Doctoral; Dissertation; Spirits; Conflict; Gender

Abstract 0001425This project will investigate the relationship between gender, alcohol use and spirit possession in Chuuk, Micronesia. As male alcohol abuse increased in the 1970s and became a significant social problem on Chuuk, female spirit possession appeared. The researcher hypothesizes that spirit possession is a moral discourse that may assist women in the control of alcohol related problems with men. An urban and rural community will be compared in order to situate the research in areas where alcohol abuse is relatively more or less of a problem. The study will focus on women's religious lives and how they utilize spirituality to respond to male drinking and abuse. Methods include a community census, archival research, participant observation and intensive interviewing. This study will contribute to our theoretical understanding of the relationship between innovative religious practice and rapid social change, and will also contribute important information on alcohol abuse patterns in this area of the world.

这个项目将在密克罗尼西亚的丘克调查性别、酒精使用和精神附身之间的关系。随着20世纪70年代男性酗酒现象的增加，并成为丘克的一个重大社会问题，女性精神附体出现了。研究人员假设，精神附身是一种道德话语，可以帮助女性控制与男性之间与酒精相关的问题。将对城市和农村社区进行比较，以便将研究放在酒精滥用或多或少问题相对严重的地区。这项研究将关注女性的宗教生活，以及她们如何利用灵性来应对男性饮酒和虐待。方法包括社区普查、档案研究、参与者观察和集中访谈。这项研究将有助于我们从理论上理解创新的宗教实践与快速的社会变革之间的关系，也将为世界这一领域的酒精滥用模式提供重要信息。